ECHA calls for information on seven substances of very high concern

6:37 AM MDT | September 9, 2013 | Michael Ravenscroft

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA; Helsinki) has called for additional information on seven substances of very high concern (SVHC). The substances are cadmium sulfide, trixylyl phosphate, lead di(acetate), imidazolidine-2-thione, dihexyl phthalate, and two substances used as dyes, CI Direct Red 28, and CI Direct Black 38. The proposal to identify CI Direct Red 28 (disodium 3,3'-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diylbis(azo)]bis(4-aminonaphthalene-1-sulfonate) and CI Direct Black 38 (disodium...